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Peer reviewedChen, Jianhua; Simeonsson, Rune J. – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 1994
Chinese families (n=101) from two settings (urban and rural) responded to the Family Needs Survey describing life with a child with disabilities. Findings indicated that information was the most pressing need followed by financial help and help locating a doctor. Type of impairment and setting were related to need expression. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Children, Disabilities, Family Problems, Financial Problems
Heffernan, Judith B.; Heffernan, William D. – Rural Development Perspectives, 1986
Examines the situation of 40 Missouri farm families who were forced out of farming because of financial reasons. Includes family members' experiences with 15 common reactions to stress, sources of help, degree of adjustment to the uniform way of life, and characteristics of families and farms involved in the study. (JHZ)
Descriptors: Community Resources, Coping, Dislocated Workers, Family Characteristics
Peer reviewedBultena, Gordon; And Others – Rural Sociology, 1986
Survey of 1,040 Iowa farm operators found persons most at risk of forced displacement from farming were younger, better educated, large-scale operators who leveraged assets during the 1970's. Analysis linked financial hardship with perceived changes in quality of life, personal/familial stress, and family-life patterns. Discusses implications for…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Economic Change, Family Life, Family Problems
